bigdog’s Blog posts
Which Stocks Does Wall St. Think Are Double-Dip-Recession-Ready?
With the markets skidding sideways, and the threat of a double-dip recession increasingly possible, what are some good recession-proof investments for your idle cash? For those of you scratching yo... more
The Rush to Bonds
I read two interesting articles lately about investors' shifting en masse from equities to bonds. As TraderMark explains in The Shift from Stocks to Bonds Continues, the trend can be explained... more
We're #548 in the Inc. 500!
So close! We just got word about our ranking in the 2010 Inc. 500 / 5000 lists of the fastest-growing companies in America, and we just missed the top tier by a hair. Bummer, but still ou... more
The Great Robotic, Automatic IRA
Have you folks been following Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)'s Automatic IRA Act of 2010? If enacted, this legislation would mandate all employers with 10 employees or more to enroll workers in a retir... more
Market Pictures, Worth Thousands of Words
I always get a kick out of sharing eye-opening financial infographics and other telling images in this blog, so today I thought I'd try something new: here's a series of market pictures, worth at l... more
Is the Hindenburg Omen a threat - or just hot air?
The Internet was aflame over the weekend about the dreaded "Hindenburg Omen": an arcane combination of technical indicators, coined by analyst Jim Miekka in 1995. As its Fireball-of-Doom name... more
Great beachy reads for traders
Those lazy days of summer are back, folks. I'm sure plenty of you have beach or other vacation plans upcoming soon. If you're looking to stock up on great beach reads (and hone your trading skills ... more
Inside the TradeKing Brain
Here's a fun audio-interview to stream during your next coffee break: our President & COO (and my good friend) Rich Hagen sat down recently with Mark Longo of The Options Insider and... more
Hedge funds for horses, sports teams and more
Now for something completely different: I saw in a recent Journal that you can now invest in a hedge fund for thoroughbred horses. In A Bareback Hedge Fund, reporter Mary Pilon expla... more
No more cursing at Goldman? WTF!
I couldn't resist that sanitized abbreviation in blogging this Wall Street Journal article, Goldman Bans Naughty Words in Emails by Cassell Bryan-Low and Aaron Lucchetti. You gotta love t... more
Refer YOUR Buds to TK on National Friendship Day!
Why not share TradeKing with your best pals on National Friendship Day? (Believe it or not, it’s a real holiday established by Congress in 1935. This year it falls on August 1.) And friends,... more
TK's "Woman in Berlin"
It's that time again: my trusty blog editor and friend Jude Stewart is off again to Berlin for a month. She and her husband have made a habit of going there every summer. Her hubby's a musicologis... more
We're tweeting Trade Notes!
If you're already hooked on Trade Notes, you'll love this: now you can use Twitter to tap into the real-time stream of equity trades at TradeKing.com. What's a Trade Note, you ask? Good quest... more
Why are they called "bull" and "bear" markets, anyway?
Someone recently asked me a question so basic to the markets, I was amazed I hadn't looked into this before: where do the terms "bull" and "bear" market come from? Quick: to the Google-machine! The... more
Is Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) a Sell?!
Here's a headline you don't read in the Journal every day: "Sell Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway?" In his Marketbeat Q&A, reporter Matt Phillips gets down to brass tacks with equity analyst Meyer ... more
Are cash registers ringing for retail stocks?
Amid the rampant bad economic news, there are a few bright spots - and one of them might be retail. The New York Times recently reported June retail sales increased by 3.1% over las... more
All Eyes on Earnings Season
With all the market jitters these days, the upcoming earnings season promises to be anything but sleepy. Investors and traders will be scouring those numbers carefully for clues as to which stocks ... more
Welcome to Dan Raju, our new CIO!
I'm delighted to announce a critical expansion to our management team, Dan Raju, our new CIO. Much like our Penson conversion, Dan's arrival signals the next big stage in TradeKing's growth. ... more
What's your fave sports metaphor for trading?
After my post about World Cup parallels with trading, I got into a great conversation with Spshapiro about lessons you can easily translate from sports to smart trading. With his kind permissi... more
Bonds Beat Stocks by Most in 9 Years?!
Talk about an eye-opening headline: according to Bloomberg BusinessWeek last Thursday, "Bond returns are exceeding stock gains by the widest margin in 9 years as optimism that greeted the... more
